The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by the son of one of two men acquitted in the Air India bombing to recover his full legal fees fighting allegations of professional misconduct before the Law Society of B.C.
In October 2010, a society review panel dismissed all accusations against Jaspreet Malik, whose father was acquitted of the terrorist strike. He asked the court to help him obtain more of a reimbursement for the expense of fighting those charges.
Justices Ed Chiasson, Mary Newbury and Daphne Smith, agreed the review panel’s award of 35 per cent of legal fees plus disbursements and taxes was not unreasonable. Justice Chiasson said the legal regulatory watchdog might consider adjusting its approach to costs given recent jurisprudence in the area, but it was not obliged to do so.
19/07/13 Vancouver Sun
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In October 2010, a society review panel dismissed all accusations against Jaspreet Malik, whose father was acquitted of the terrorist strike. He asked the court to help him obtain more of a reimbursement for the expense of fighting those charges.
Justices Ed Chiasson, Mary Newbury and Daphne Smith, agreed the review panel’s award of 35 per cent of legal fees plus disbursements and taxes was not unreasonable. Justice Chiasson said the legal regulatory watchdog might consider adjusting its approach to costs given recent jurisprudence in the area, but it was not obliged to do so.
19/07/13 Vancouver Sun
